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The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor. The n ...

Compared with her own experiences with nicks and cuts, the baboons’ ability to heal seemed like a superpower.

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...

As artificial intelligence advances, some scientists are exploring its potential role in guiding animal evolution. Could this reshape the future of life—or trigger ethical and ecological consequences ...

Leading virologists from over 40 countries are sounding the alarm over the increasing threat of H5N1 avian flu—which can ...

Persian cats and pug dogs evolved nearly identical flat faces due to human breeding. This convergence makes them look similar.

David Quammen, who previously pinpointed a wet market - potentially in China - as the likely source of a future coronavirus ...

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The ... which many shell-dwelling brachiopods and other animals went extinct. The trilobites also suffered ...